Beekeepers should never forget

When you are a beekeeper:

1. You support forestaticn: if you plant trees for your bees they provide tomorrow's shade, fuel and furniture source.

2. You provide an economical use for otherwise barren land: beekeeping is often viable in rocky areas where other cultivation is impossible.

3. You develop the beauty of areas by providing flowering plants.

4. You provide a valuable food for your family or increased income both for yourself and perhaps for your country by the export of bee products.

5. You create employment for tailors, blacksmiths and carpenters (manufacturing beekeeping clothing and equipment).

6. You play an important role in the increased production of insect pollinated crops grown in the area of your bees.

John Kaddu, Uganda